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The Behrmann projection with Tissot's indicatrices The Mercator projection with Tissot's indicatrices. In cartography, a Tissot's indicatrix (Tissot indicatrix, Tissot's ellipse, Tissot ellipse, ellipse of distortion) (plural: "Tissot's indicatrices") is a mathematical contrivance presented by French mathematician Nicolas Auguste Tissot in 1859 and 1871 in order to characterize local ...
In the book, Tissot argued for his method, reportedly demonstrating that "whatever the system of transformation, there is at each point on the spherical surface at least one pair of orthogonal directions which will also be orthogonal on the projection." [5] Tissot employed a graphical device he called the ellipse indicatrice or distortion ...
→ waiting a volunteer Equirectangular projection of the world; the standard parallel is the equator (plate carrée projection). The equirectangular projection with Tissot's indicatrix of deformation Winkel tripel projection, lowest balance of distortion, used by the National Geographic.
An 8-year-old’s big dream finally came true thanks to a life-changing surprise. For five years, Everly had longed for a sibling. Her mom, Taylor Johnson, had faced challenges conceiving another ...
Short title: Equidistant Conic map of the world – coastlines, graticule, and indicatrices: Image title: A map of the world, showing all landmasses with 10° graticule and Tissot's indicatrices of diameter 1,000 km and spacing 30°.
New York’s surging migrant growth has seen the state’s population tick up between 2023 and 2024, reversing a years-long trend as locals leave the state for cheaper living or warmer weather.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO head Mark Rutte warned the U.S.-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday that it was not ready for the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a ...